Bill > S327

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits terms and conditions in a consumer contract that require the dispute be resolved in a venue, forum, or jurisdiction outside of the State of New Jersey. This bill will assure that consumers are not forced by businesses to resolve their disputes in distant and costly forums. Consumer contracts increasingly contain forum-selection clauses that require litigation or arbitration to take place outside of New Jersey, making dispute resolution costly and difficult for consumers. These contracts are typically standardized forms drafted with no input from the consumer, and are offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. The consumer is often the less sophisticated party, who is agreeing to the contract without the benefit of an attorney, and may not be able to afford to travel to resolve a dispute.

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Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)*,  Loretta Weinberg (D), 

Senate Commerce Hearing (19:00 6/17/2019 Revised 6/14/19 (S-1000 added)) (on 06/17/2019)